Auditions

A New Time for Film

It was bound to happen, I suppose. YouTube has a video up that is  a Choose Your Own Adventure movie.  Do you remember those fun choose your own adventure game books when you were little?  Well now you can do the same except on YouTube.  The video I watched this go around  was The Time Machine: “Get In!”. The project conceived by Chad Villella, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Rob Polonsky, is sort of an amateurish production. › Continue reading

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Wednesday, January 7th, 2009 Weekly Reels No Comments

The Actor’s Emergency Kit

Have you ever been on your way to an audition and you realize that the zit that you popped is suddenly oozing?  Or maybe you’re early to your big screen-test for General Hospital and while you are just fine having to wait in the car, it’s 2PM and you feel like you may pass out if you don’t eat.  But then you realize all you have is one dollar, enough to afford the sour-cream and onion potato chips out of the vending machine inside the casting studio.  › Continue reading

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Sunday, December 28th, 2008 Audition Tips No Comments

Audition Tips

A queasy feeling settles into your stomach. You are surrounded by a group of gossiping men and women who sip cafe mochas while complimenting each other’s headshots. Suddenly, the casting director calls your number. “What monologue will you be reading for us today?” she asks. › Continue reading

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Sunday, December 21st, 2008 Audition Tips No Comments